COASTAL | Teaching

Chris unpacks our perspectives on the kingdom of God, and invites us to reorient Jesus as king to see the kingdom come.

We arrive in the New Testament, looking at Jesus’ baptism and temptations. What kind of King is this?

We find ourselves in exile, leaning into and learning from Jeremiah’s letter in chapter 29, recovering postures and practices for life in exile.

Wallace Bruce unpacks the prophetic literature through Isaiah 1, offering us a vision of what individuals and societies following Yahweh can look and feel like, ultimately resting in the prophet who makes it all possible.

Hannah invites us to consider the wonder of the poetic imagination as a doorway into appreciating nearly 1/3 of Scripture!

How do we conceive of leadership in these days? What might we be invited into in light of the God Story? How can we be people after God’s own heart, in the pattern of David? Join us as we explore this and more, seeking to align our hearts with the king who is truly after God’s heart.

We find ourselves joining Ruth and Naomi on the road to Bethlehem, confronted with the apparent absence of God alongside a radical triangulation of welcome and hospitality, where perhaps God is actually most vibrantly present.

What do the stones mean? As we consider the question asked of the Israelites on the banks of the Jordan, we’re urged to reflect on the altars of worship and remembrance we build in the rhythms of our own lives.

We join the children of Israel on Mount Sinai, offered the path to life - wisdom to live by and the presence of God to be empowered by. Will we lean in and hunger for the presence of God?

Chris takes us on a bird's eye view of the Exodus, inviting us to trust in the saving character of God for the miraculous and the mundane, and ultimately this is an invitation to know him.